Combination kitchen utensil



Nov. 18, 1930. J. G. FUNK 1,781,837

COMBINATION KITCHEN UTENS IL Filed Jan. 17, 1929 INVENTOR Patented Nov. 18, .1930

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COMBINATION KITCHEN} o'r EN'sIL Application filed January 17, 1929. s giaifne. mm).

in modern housekeeping the kitchen or kitchenette space available is becoming more and more limited, and there is a very marked advantage in providing a combination uten- 5 511 which may be conveniently employed for a plurality of purposes.

The object which I have in view is the provision of a utensil which combines in a compact and convenient form means for perin forming a large number of kitchen purposes and which may be manufactured and sold at a relatively small price.

Thus my improved utensil is arranged for en'iployinent for lifting grates, grids, cook- 15 ing utensils, pots, casseroles and pans, either with or without bails and the lids and covers of the same; for lifting stove lids and the like; for washing bottles and other hollow ware; for pounding meat to make the latter 29 tender and juicy, and for many other kitchen and household purposes.

In the accompanying drawings wherein I have illustrated the best embodiment of the principles of my invention now known to me, F ig. '1 is a broken perspective of the combination utensil.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the utensil on reduced scale, the same being shown in use for lifting a pot lid.

the utensil employed to lift a bailed pot.

Fig. a is a broken side elevation showing the utensil en'iployed as a stove-lid lifter.

Fig. 5 is a broken view showing the utensil arranged for use as a washer for bottles and other hollow ware. 7

Referring to the drawings, the utensil is preferably cut and pressed in shape from a metal plate and may be nickeled or otherwise finished.

The front portion of the utensil is a fiat plate-like portion 1 whose front end is pref erablv arcuate and beveled downwardly as at 2 so that the utensil may be conveniently slipped under a pot, casserole or other ob 'ject for lifting the latter.

Extending rearwardly from the rear of the portion 1 is the handle 3 which preferably inclines upwardly from the plane of the portion 1 and is of trough-like cross-sectional Fig. 3 is a broken side elevation showing.

shapeso as toibecomfortably graspe'clhy the hand otthe user.

- The; rear edge of the portionv l at either side ofthehandle ii is arcuater andprovided with an upturned fiange 4 tolimit the degree c of insertion ofthe portion ljunderfia pot or the likeand topr Vide an; abutment a ainst whiGlithe latter may bearwh n heing lifted byan'dcarried onthe utensil. i

The handle 3 ispreferably integral with 9 the portion. 11 0f the utensil. l a The portion} is provided with: a key-hole opening or slot 5 with its enlarged end Ito-i ward thefront' of the portion. 11. :The fslot g rste ard erear j r a h letfi isuseet aeoilliae tat d n 24 1 l to grasp the knob 6 of a lid of a ape the likegto lift'the lid the large end oflthe slot being first.let down overithe knob and the utensil being then moved forwardly until the 1 converging sides of-the slot grip the neckof theknob.

Atthe front end of the portion 1 the side edges of the plate are cutaway to form the hooks 7 by means of which the bail 8 of a pot or the like 9 may be grasped, as shownin Fig. 3,120 raise the pot. e

At the free end of the handle, the side walls thereof are cut down and the extren1- ity'slightly upturned as at 10 to enable the end of the handle to be hooked into the lifter hole of a stove lid 11, as illustrated in Fig. 4, Tofthat the utensil may beused as a stove-lid 1 tel.

' The free end of the handle is provided with an elongated or slotted opening 12. through I which a rag 13 may be threaded, tofarrange the utensll for use as a washer forbottles and other hollow ware and also as a dish-m0p.

The sides ofthe portion 1 and the ends or =1 the flanges t are serrated to form the teeth 1 so that the utensil maybe employed for pound ng and tendering tough steak andother meats. r V Many other uses for my improved utensil will suggest-themselves to one familiar with kitchen and household practices and requirements. r i

It is evident that my improved utensil is of 7 great value to thehousekeeper, and that it i I may be made and sold at a price which is Within the reach of all to whom it would be useful.

i What I desire to claim is 1. A kitchen utensil comprising a flat plate portion adapted to be inserted under pots and the like, theside of theplate portion being cut away to form hooks to engage the balls of pots and the like, the plate portion being provided with a slotted opening to grasp the knobs of lids and the like, and a i handle connected to the rear end of the plate portion. '7

2. A kitchen utensil comprising a plate portion adapted to be inserted under pots and the like, the sides of said plate portion being serrated for pounding meat and the.

like, said plate portion being provided with a slotted opening for grasping the knobs of lids and the like, and a handle extending rearWardly from saidplate portion.

3. A kitchen utensil comprising a plate portion adapted to be inserted under pots and the like, and a handle extending rearwardly from the plate portion, said handle being slender and substantially straight sided so as to be inserted into a bottle,the free end of the handle being provided With a longitudinally slotted opening for threading a rag I therethrough for the purposedescribed.

, Signed at Lakewood, Ohio, this 24th -day ofDecember,1928. p a 7 V 7 JOHN G. 

